If you look closely at the ice behind an NHL net, you’ll see two diagonal lines forming a four-sided shape. This is the trapezoid, and it wasn’t put there for decoration. It is a permanent tactical ...

of the New Jersey Devils against the Buffalo Sabres at the Prudential Center on April 11, 2010 in Newark, New Jersey. Chris McGrath While casual fans probably don’t really bat an eye at the league’s ...

I like the trapezoid and how it limits the goalie’s ability to play the puck, but I say we take the idea one step further. Remove the trapezoid and change the rule so that goalies can no longer ...

Has there been anything so loathed in hockey as the trapezoid indicating the only place where a goaltender is legally allowed to play the puck behind the net? Earlier this summer, the QMJHL among its ...